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Simeon Rice

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Simeon Rice recorded 167 indexed regular-season NFL appearances across 12 rostered seasons with Denver Broncos, Indianapolis Colts, Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Arizona Cardinals, Detroit Lions.

▶Best highlights

1.7

tackles/gm

7

playoff games

12

indexed seasons

167

career games

Five defining games

Start here

A provisional five-game introduction to Simeon Rice's most significant indexed performances.

Super Bowl
XXXVII
OAKLANDRAIDERS
TAMPA BAYBUCCANEERS
JAN 26, 2003

Oakland Raiders vs Tampa Bay Buccaneers

Super Bowl XXXVII · Jan 26, 2003

5 tackles · 2 sacks · 0 INT

Regular Season
2003
TAMPA BAYBUCCANEERS
WASHINGTONCOMMANDERS
OCT 12, 2003

Tampa Bay Buccaneers vs Washington Commanders

Regular Season · Oct 12, 2003

6 tackles · 4 sacks · 0 INT

Wild Card
2001
TAMPA BAYBUCCANEERS
PHILADELPHIAEAGLES
JAN 12, 2002

Tampa Bay Buccaneers vs Philadelphia Eagles

Wild Card · Jan 12, 2002

7 tackles · 2 sacks · 0 INT

Regular Season
2004
NEW ORLEANSSAINTS
TAMPA BAYBUCCANEERS
DEC 19, 2004

New Orleans Saints vs Tampa Bay Buccaneers

Regular Season · Dec 19, 2004

7 tackles · 3.5 sacks · 0 INT

Regular Season
2003
TAMPA BAYBUCCANEERS
NEW ORLEANSSAINTS
DEC 7, 2003

Tampa Bay Buccaneers vs New Orleans Saints

Regular Season · Dec 7, 2003

5 tackles · 3 sacks · 0 INT

Single-game peaks

Career highs

Position-relevant single-game records from Simeon Rice's indexed NFL box scores.

Career high: 7 total tackles

Regular Season
2004
NEW ORLEANSSAINTS
TAMPA BAYBUCCANEERS
DEC 19, 2004

New Orleans Saints vs Tampa Bay Buccaneers

Regular Season · Dec 19, 2004

7 tackles · 3.5 sacks · 0 INT

Career high: 4 sacks

Regular Season
2003
TAMPA BAYBUCCANEERS
WASHINGTONCOMMANDERS
OCT 12, 2003

Tampa Bay Buccaneers vs Washington Commanders

Regular Season · Oct 12, 2003

6 tackles · 4 sacks · 0 INT

Career high: 4 tackles for loss

Regular Season
2001
TAMPA BAYBUCCANEERS
TENNESSEETITANS
OCT 14, 2001

Tampa Bay Buccaneers vs Tennessee Titans

Regular Season · Oct 14, 2001

7 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Career high: 3 quarterback hits

Regular Season
2006
BALTIMORERAVENS
TAMPA BAYBUCCANEERS
SEP 10, 2006

Baltimore Ravens vs Tampa Bay Buccaneers

Regular Season · Sep 10, 2006

3 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Career high: 3 forced fumbles

Regular Season
1999
ARIZONACARDINALS
PHILADELPHIAEAGLES
SEP 12, 1999

Arizona Cardinals vs Philadelphia Eagles

Regular Season · Sep 12, 1999

7 tackles · 2 sacks · 0 INT

Career chapters

Franchise eras

Follow the team eras that shaped Simeon Rice's career, in chronological order.

Earliest → latest

Franchise era

1988–2003

01
ARIRICE97Simeon Rice
ARIWILLIAMS35Aeneas Williams
ARIPLUMMER16Jake Plummer

A new market waits for a stable winner

Arizona Cardinals · Finding a home in Arizona

The move to the desert brought only one playoff appearance in sixteen seasons, though Williams became an all-time defender and Plummer authored a memorable upset in Dallas.

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Franchise era

1989–1998

02
DETRICE97Simeon Rice
DETSANDERS20Barry Sanders
DETMOORE84Herman Moore

The league's most elusive runner

Detroit Lions · Barry Sanders

Sanders turned every carry into possibility and led the 1991 Lions to the NFC Championship Game, the franchise's lone playoff win of the era.

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Franchise era

1996–2004

03
TBRICE97Simeon Rice
TBBROOKS55Derrick Brooks
TBSAPP99Warren Sapp

Dungy builds it; Gruden finishes it

Tampa Bay Buccaneers · The championship defense

The Tampa 2 defense restored the franchise, and Jon Gruden's arrival supplied the offense and edge needed to dominate Super Bowl XXXVII.

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Franchise era

2005–2013

04
TBRICE97Simeon Rice
TBBARBER20Ronde Barber
TBWILLIAMS24Cadillac Williams

Intermittent winners give way to another reset

Tampa Bay Buccaneers · After the first title

Tampa Bay won two more divisions but could not rebuild the champion's core as the roster cycled through young quarterbacks.

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Franchise era

1998–2011

05
INDRICE78Simeon Rice
INDMANNING18Peyton Manning
INDHARRISON88Marvin Harrison

Pre-snap command creates a perennial contender

Indianapolis Colts · The Peyton Manning machine

Manning and a precisely constructed offense won at least twelve games seven straight times and captured Super Bowl XLI after a defining comeback against New England.

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Franchise era

1999–2011

06
DENRICE97Simeon Rice
DENBAILEY24Champ Bailey
DENSMITH80Rod Smith

Good defenses and changing quarterbacks

Denver Broncos · Searching after Elway

Denver remained competitive and reached the 2005 AFC title game, then a run of instability ended with Tim Tebow's brief, unforgettable playoff moment.

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Career accomplishments

Pro Bowl selection · 1999, 2002, 2003First-team All-Pro · 2002Super Bowl champion · 2002NFL sacks leader · 1999NFL Defensive Rookie of the Year · 199612 NFL seasons167 career games232 career solo tackles122 career sacksDrafted by: ARZDraft pick: 3Jersey: 787 playoff appearances1 Super Bowl appearanceFirst appearance: Sep 1, 1996Most recent: Nov 22, 2007

Official awards via ESPN · Pro Bowl and All-Pro counts via NFLverse with selection years cross-checked against Wikipedia · league leads verified from indexed regular-season stats

Team history